Sam Oldham's gold on horizontal bars takes Team GB's tally to eight at Youth Olympic Games

Sam Oldham won Great Britain's third gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore after a faultless routine saw the Nottingham gymnast triumph in the men's horizontal bar final.

Oldham was first to go but held his nerve to post a score of 14.375 before facing an anxious wait as none of the seven subsequent competitors were able to surpass his mark.

Golden boy: Sam Oldham (C) shows off his gold after a faultless performance in Singapore

It was the perfect ending for the 16-year-old to a week that saw him win silver in yesterday's pommel horse final but also his chances of two further medals scuppered by crucial mistakes.

'I'm really happy because that sort of made up for everything that has gone on this week,' Oldham said.

'It's been a difficult week and when I came here I just wanted to get a gold medal and I've done it now, which is great.'

Oldham was denied a medal in Wednesday's individual all-around final when he missed catching the horizontal bar in the middle of his routine and crashed to the ground.

That was followed by a penalty in yesterday's floor final for stepping out of the competition area while a poor landing saw him finish fourth in the parallel bars earlier this evening, his score of 14.000 just 0.100 points out of the medal places.

Effort: Oldham is delighted to have claimed his gold after suffering a difficult week

Oldham, though, impressively managed to put the disappointment of his error behind him to land Team GB's eighth medal of the Games.

'I thought I was going to be close to a medal on the parallel bar but I didn't quite get my landing right,' he added.

'But then I just tried to put that out of my mind and put in a good routine on the horizontal bar. I didn't think about changing my routine at all to make it easier and it paid off.'

Oldham also hinted he now may try and make the England team for October's Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

'This is an amazing stepping stone for me,' he said. 'I don't know what I'm going to do next now though, although there's a chance I may try and qualify for the Commonwealth Games, but I'll need to speak to my coach first and then we'll decide.'